You might recall that last month the New York Times ran a charged expose lambasting Apple and other smartphone manufacturers for not doing more to stem the rising tide of smartphone theft; with iOS 7's announcement yesterday, Apple appears to have delivered a workable solution, and much sooner than expected.

What is Apple going to do with this 3x3cm touch screen? Well, hopefully build another super sweet iDevice. Tw.apple.pro posted a few images of an Apple-branded touch screen, though the screen itself seems a bit tiny. From what we can infer, the screen might be used for a future iPod of some sort, like an iPod touch nano.